Fassama Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fassama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fassama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia521:84,7806,985
England81:6,964,757184,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fassama (86) may also be a first name.

Fassama Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fassama Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fassama occurs most in Liberia. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fassama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fassama is the 2,372,517th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Fassama live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 86 people.

The surname Fassama is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 84,780. In Liberia Fassama is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 58 percent live, Montserrado County, where 35 percent live and Bong County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Liberia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fassama
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